The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-19
STYLISH BODICES.
A Description of Many Different Designs
All of Which Are Novel.

Some fashions are noticeable for being
not only elegant and beautiful, but be-
cause they are practical and seem to be
actually necessary, rs well as in style.
Among such dress fancies are the nu-
nerous novel bodices, suitable for vari-
Gus occasions, two or three of set
often being intended to wear with one
and the same skirt.
As the materials of which these bod
ices are formed in most instances are
different from the fabrics composing
the skirts with which they are to be
worn, this style proves most acceptable
to ladies who have defaced skirts which
can be refreshed and utilized, and
really almost any skirt will answer for
theater, concert and opera wear, as but
little of the dress shows except the cor
sage.
The new waists come in a countless
variety of shapes; there is the short
wasted bodice worn with waistband,
the gathered or plated blouse bodice
mounted on yoke, and the corsage
with slight, sharp, rounded points, habit
bodices of many kinds, and those in
other shapes.
Habit bodices, with short points in
front, are made with plated basques of
various lengths at the back In some
the basque is short, in others it is more
widely plated, open in the center, and
falls halfway down the skirt. A very
handsome costume, with habit bodice
of this kind, is made of rich green velvet
over draped skirt and dem-train of
brocade. The habit bodice, also made
in velvet for evening wear, has long
plated basques reaching to the edge of
of the skirt. The front is cut square at
the neck, with rather long double points.
Very quaint and stylish is a dinner
bodice to be worn with silken skirt in
pink-tinted lavender. This bodice is
formed of heliotrope velvet and gauze,
in the shade of the silken skirt, with
ribbons in the two tones. The velvet
portion is peculiarly cut, being in round
basque shape in back and at sides, while
in front it is cut down over bust in V
shape, the velvet at the sides of front
corsage meeting below bust and secured
to waist point, where they are cut up
on either side, SO that the front of waist
is only a vandyke or point of velvet over
the full waistcoat of gauze, which is
belted at lower edge with straps of
velvet secured by a silver buckle. The
full sleeves are pufs of gauze, and the
corsage and sleeves are finished with
cluster loops of satin ribbon.
The handsome theater bodice is
formed of the new striped faille in pink
and cream, so cut that the stripes on
either side Of corsage, both in back and
in front, run alike. This bodice has a
waistcoat of folded satin in the cream
shade and the sleeves are full and
formed of cream lace, with ruffle finish
at the wrist below, bracelets of pink
and cream pearls, with cut crystal
beads interspersed. Epaulettes and
corsage trimmings consist of pink and
cream pearls, cut crystal beads on pas
sementerie, arranged in oriental designs
with handsome falls of the round cream
and pink pearls. This corsage has
been most effectively reproduced in
black faille, black lace and jet trim
mings.
One of the most convenient bodices
is made in brown velvet; it is pointed
both in back and front, and has sleeves
reaching just below the elbow The
finish consists of plastron, a pointed
band and cuff bands, all of bead en-
broidery in different shades of brown
and gold. The basque edges are
trimmed with fringe also in the vari-
ously colored beads. Another pretty
little waist for a young lady is made in
surah, in mousse green and checked
plush in red and mousse. The yoke,
cuffs and the basque skirts are of the
checked plush, while the bodice, which
is full both at front and back, is in the
surah. A basque after this model is
made in surah in black, with yoke and
other tinishings in checked or plated
velvet. in black and white.
Two bodices for dinner purposes de-
mand attention. The one is in plain
silk with round basque, below fitted
corsage, the basque finish consisting of
braid of beads put on like cable cord
the full front and the sleeves of the
figured gauze, with cuffs and collar of
silk. Loops of ribbon secure end of the
full plastron. The other is in velvet,
and has the basque cutin points or van
dykes, each being finished with a tas-
sci of beads. Plated waistcoat and
full sleeves of lace with founce en-
suite placed under the bead-decorated
basques vandy kes. Philadelph,a Times.
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